Practice and learn questions on latest current affairs on different sectors like Political, National, Business, Sports, Technology etc. Very important section for all type of recruitment exams like UPSC , RBI Grade B, SSC, IBPS, LIC etc
The same technology can be used to put a check on such activities, forex – Tools like machine learning, Artificial intelligence, block chain can be used to identify suspicious content and drop it down. ex – Turtles, Whatsapp have been using such features. Kerala’s Cyberdomo made uses the never cyber technology to keep a regular […]
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The ongoing trade was a conflict between US-China rose to the extreme with China weakening its currency in retaliation to US tariffs. Currency manipulation – intentionally weakening of one’s own country’s currency to impact another economy. Impact on Asian countries China an export-driven economy by reducing currency it opened further markets for other countries to
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Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s 1st line of defense of one of the 7 central armed forces. It was raised is the watch of 1965 war for ensuring the security of borders of India. The task of BSF during peacetime. Promote a sense of security among people living in border areas. Prevent trans-border crimes.
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The government has passed dispute, Arbitration and conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2019. And new Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2019.”Arbitration” means setting the dispute, especially commercial dispute.outside the courts. Arbitration in India is governed by the Arbitration and conciliation Act, 1996which is now amended. India has a slow judicial system backlog of cases. Foreign companies used
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When in 1997, Hong Kong freed itself from the duchess of british empire,it was transferred to communist regime of China under one country two systems framework. Under this, Hong Kong can have its own administrative setups except for foreign affairs and military until 2047. However, it seems that these provisions have not quenched the thirst
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Development Finance Institution (DFI) :- A DFI also known as a development bank or development finance company is a financial institution that provides risk capital for economic development project on non-commercial basis. Difference between DFI & Commercial Banks :- DFIS Commercial Bank Provide long term capital to productive sectors like infrastructure. Provide financial assistance or
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WTO is an international organization to handle world trade. Currently, there is a stall in the world trade due to the US-China war and move specifically of the withdrawal of developing nations tag from India and China by the USA. This is due to The USA alleges India and China Misusing developing nation tag Themselves
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BURT RUTAN, an American aerospace engineer, said: “In 12 or 15 years, there will be ROUTINE, AFFORDABLE SPACE TOURISM not just in the US but in a lot of other countries.” SPACE TOURISM is Human Space Travel for RECREATIONAL PURPOSES Types of Space Tourism ORBITAL Performed only by Russian Space Agency SUB-ORBITAL Under Plan
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According to the World Bank report close to 1.4 billion people in the different countries don’t have access to the financial service and that’s where Micro-financial Institution play a major role. Goals of MFI’s: Assists the development of community which follow sustainable development. Providing resources to lower section of the society. Evaluation of option to
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In the current times, the concept of US being the superpower after the disintegration of Soviet Union in 1991 doesn’t hold true. With emerging economies in the Indo- Pacific, it has becoming multi-polar world. As around 60% the trade happens in this region, there is tremendous opportunity for investment & development in the region. However,
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Amazon forest is on fire, literally – trees are covered with leaping blazes, rivers are covered with thick plums of smokes are there, animals are running for cover, tribes are being pushed deep inside the forest. In just three minutes around 74,000-hectare areas of forest lands have been lost to blazes, which are burning in
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According to Morgan Stanley’s report e-commerce sector would reach to $230 billion by 2028 in India. This is enough to predict the upcoming importance of e-commerce in India. It is expected that by 2022 half of billion of people would come online through mobiles apart from existing one. E-Commerce market in India was $3.9 billion
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There is a known finance theory of bond yield inversion and its impact on the upcoming slowdown and recession. We will see on details on this concept in this article. What are bonds ? Bonds are different types of fixed income instruments. There are public traded bonded (as listed on stock exchanges like NSE), there
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When we talk about interest rate, the most common thing that comes to our mind is the extra amount which we need to pay to lender over period of time. But, what is interest rate become negative, will lender pay us for a loan? There are lots of countries where banks are offering negative interest
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Malnutrition is a condition where body receives lower nutrition content than what it requires. As per Global Analysis Report 2018, India leads in number of total malnutrition cases in world. It accounts to 1/3rd such cases. Causes are: Poverty : low purchasing power hinder the procurement of nutrition. Irregular eating and feeding can lead to
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The NRC for State of Assam was finally released on 31 August 2019. The process of 6 years finally culminated and left out over 19 lakh citizens of the state. There have been statements from ministers to allow for legal trial & assistance to ‘foreigners’ by tribunals but must apply before 120 days. The NRC
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The Ease of Living Report under the ‘Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ providers 4 pillars and 15 categories which every city must self-assess for meeting aspirations of its people. One of the most important pillars is that ‘GOVERNANCE’ and ‘INSTITUTIONAL’ category. Ease of living must ensure good governance & utmost institutional assistance. The Lok
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Artificial Intelligence is a technology in which information from required sources are collected and processed to take an accurate decision. E.g. AI in predicting the Monsoonal parameters helps for agriculture. Analysis of AI: Significance of AI: a) AI helps in Banking Sector to identify the loan defaulters. b) It is used in National Security for
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Monetary policy committee conducted its third bi-annual RBI policy review in August 2019. Here are the key highlights of RBI Policy meet Key highlights of RBI Monetary Policy Review Low economic growth forecasts RBI has revised GDP growth forecast to 6.9% (from earlier 7%) for 2019-20. Why is GDP growth rate declining in India? GDP
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It is part two of series of quizzes based upon various schemes which were in news during last one year. This quiz is based upon schemes related to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare. Following schemes are asked here National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Online Portal “ENSURE” Pradhan Mantri
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